Before allegedly killing 38-year-old Jeremy Campbell, Dawson reportedly told officers she felt “cooped up” and ordered the Uber for a spontaneous “joyride,” claiming Campbell attempted to assault her before she stabbed him to death, abandoned his body and drove his blood-soaked car back to her apartment.
Khayla Dawson, a 27-year-old Olympic hopeful from Colorado Springs, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of her Uber driver, Jeremy Campbell. Authorities accuse Dawson of brutally attacking Campbell, stealing his vehicle, and dumping his body in a desolate field near Colorado Springs.
According to a report fromCBS News, Dawson, a track and field athlete who recently competed in the USA Olympic Trials in 2024, now faces multiple felony counts, including aggravated robbery, second-degree motor vehicle theft, and tampering with physical evidence.
The investigation began early Monday morning when the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a missing person, identified as 38-year-old Jeremy Campbell, an Uber driver from the Cimarron Hills area. Family members, who noted that Campbell was paralyzed on his right side, were concerned when he failed to return home after a late-night fare…